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Knob View Gamebird Habitat Area

Knob View Gamebird Habitat Area from directly overhead

Knob View Gamebird Habitat Area is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Copeland Hill stands 206 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunn, a ghost town 2.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Indiana Department of Natural Resources

How to reach it

Coordinates40.53988, -87.50608

92 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 34
Ghost towns: 21
Historic sites: 4
  • Origin of Milford: 11.7 mi
  • JB-2 Loon (WWII V-1 German Buzz Bomb Replica): 11.8 mi
  • Everyday Heroes: 24.4 mi
  • Trail of Death marker: 24.5 mi
Peaks: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Portland Arch: 23.9 mi
  • Portland Arch: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar Creek: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Williamsport Falls: 20.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Knob View Gamebird Habitat Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copeland HillSE 144°206 m16.7 mi
Hog Back HillSE 140°204 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5419:2620:02
June solstice06:2020:4421:25
September equinox07:3819:1319:49
December solstice08:1116:4317:27

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738506170727164534029
Precip in2.21.92.63.94.65.24.93.23.43.23.02.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boswell 4wnw, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1451403874

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